Melina

Absolutely gorgeous and unique. Much better than the boring and outdated Melinda.

Melina was my deadname (I'm a trans man). I live in a predominantly English speaking country (Canada) I've noticed people tend to have a hard time spelling it, either they confuse it with Melinda or they get the vowels wrong. It's a nice name, setting aside my personal gender based issues with it but depending on where you live you might have to get used to correcting people and/or spelling it out.

Really pretty girl's name.

Sounds so made up!

I love it.

Pretty.

Mila would be a good nickname.

I had a friend named Melina once. I guess I like this name even more because somebody I know and love bears it but regardless of that, it’s a beautiful melodic name. Reminds me of sweet honey and good old times.

I feel like I shouldn't like this name as much as I do. I'm Polish, and in Polish the word Melina has a definitely negative association. It is a colloquial term for a place where people from the so called margins of the society meet to drink alcohol and do drugs, or it could be used to mean any kind of filthy, neglected and ugly house. No wonder then that despite Melina looks like it could be very easily adapted to Polish, it's not listed in any popularity rankings and not used here.
When I first came across this name I was all like "What?! What a freaky name!". But getting used to things makes a huge difference. Now the name Melina doesn't make such an impression on me. While for sure I would not use it on a child for the above mentioned reason, nowadays I think it looks really nice and sounds very sweet, as a name, in a different language. It's very graceful and feminine and I think it ages well, is dynamic and energetic, and very girly and subtle. I have auditory-taste synaesthesia and Melina tastes kind of like a sponge cake with a slight orange-y feel.
When I imagine a person called Melina, I can imagine her any age but the first thing I see is a small girl about the age of 6. Her hair is the colour of honey, her eyes dark blue, and she has a small, round face with rosy cheeks. She is rather finely built and has a lot of charm and agility. She is also very charming when it comes to her personality. She's sweet and may even appear angelic. She shows signs of having a lot of empathy since an early age, and likes to share with people and make them happy. She can be very chatty and outgoing with people she trusts and with her loved ones, though may at the same time be very shy around strangers, as well as prone to worry and irrational fears.
This is just how I imagine a person called Melina, not how I think all Melinas are or should be like, I don't even know anyone with this name actually.

My name is Melina and I like it a lot, I believe it's a pretty name without even knowing the meaning behind it. Well sometimes people get mixed up with "Melanie".

My name's Melina and its from Carmela/Carmelina, my grandmother. Sometimes I'm called Mel but the name is short enough to be said as a whole. It means honey in Greek, "is sweet as honey".

My name is Melina and I believe this name is very pretty. Melina means beautiful and warm-hearted. Just say Melina, it sounds amazing! I love my name. Everyone should be named Melina (except for boys).

I think it's a great name. It's sophisticated and mature without being cold. And it seems to capture all sort of elements to a person's personality, from fun to serious to intelligent to sexy to angry to girly.

I don't see how anyone could name their child Melina. It sounds exactly the same as (and is just one letter away from) "melena" which is the medical term for black, tarry, foul-smelling feces.

I love this name, more than I love Melinda. It's just so elegant, and not over the top. I might name my daughter it, if I ever have one.

It has a sultry sound to me--flavorful and attractive without being brash or extravagant.

I think of Melina as too close to Melinda even though they're completely different. I don't like it though because, to me, it just doesn't role off the tongue nicely.

This is almost a perfect name (and I'm very hard to please - when I say almost perfect, it means perfect). It's soft and feminine, so beautiful and makes me think a pretty, happy girl or woman. I think this name fits both little girls and old women. So wonderful name. If I ever have daughters, I'd probably name them Melina and Leah.

Gorgeous name, very elegant.

This is a very pretty name and a nice alternative to the overused Melissa. Mel and Lina and be used as nicknames.

Melina is a very beautiful name for a girl. Not a fad name either which is nice.